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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the Berkeley County School District for possible ethics violations.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  From a proposed penny sales tax to our next Palmetto Idol, here's a look at some of the stories we're working on for you.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Gov. Nikki Haley's administration is refusing to release some emails related to an ongoing ethics investigation, something a media attorney says is an abuse of the law.

Thursday, June 07, 2012 

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  A South Carolina Senate panel has approved a bill that would increase the amount of time that state ethics investigators have to prosecute public officials.

Wednesday, April 11, 2012  The State Ethics Commission has opened a public inquiry into Gov. Nikki Haley's campaign finances after a state Democratic Party staffer filed a complaint last summer.

Monday, July 25, 2011  A spokesman for Attorney General Alan Wilson said Monday that SLED Chief Mark Keel and the judge should get the paperwork Monday. Wilson last week approved sending the case to a grand jury for review, but that action requires approval from Keel and the judge in charge of the grand jury's operations.

Tuesday, February 08, 2011  Butch Bowers, who represented Gov. Sanford in his ethics trial, told the Associated Press that Lt. Gov. Ken Ard looks forward to working with the State Ethics Commissions and that their questions are routine when it comes to his campaign spending.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  The U.S. House Ethics Committee probe is focused around the possible misuse of travel funds.

Monday, September 06, 2010  Rep. Joe Wilson has confirmed he met with the Office of Congressional Ethics.  He said investigators were looking into $12 worth of goblets purchased for U.S. troops in Afghanistan last year.  But a new report now suggests the probe may be much wider.

Monday, October 26, 2009  Gov. Mark Sanford's attorneys argued in court papers submitted today he couldn't waive complete confidentiality to his ongoing state ethics investigation even if he wanted to.